Caitlyn Jenner Says She'd "Seriously" Consider Running for Office

Caitlyn Jenner's E! reality showI Am Cait got canceled last year, her memoir is now out, and she's reportedly been feeling distanced from all things Kardashian lately. While most people would use this time as a breather from the public eye, the former Olympian is open to running for office.

Jenner discussed a possible political future during a talk at the 92nd Street Y community center in New York City on Tuesday, according to CNN. She revealed that her priority is advocacy for trans issues, and she'd consider a political career if she judges it to be the most productive way to effect positive change in that arena. Jenner, who currently does work with her Caitlyn Jenner Foundation, told the crowd, "If that is the case…I would seriously look at a run. It just depends where I could be more effective."

Jenner has remained politically outspoken in recent months. She was vocal about voting for President Trump but insists, "My loyalties are not with Donald Trump. I will come after him and come after Republicans if they come after my community." Indeed, when the Trump administration rolled back federal protections for transgender students, Jenner called the move "a disaster," saying to Trump, "You made a promise to protect the LGBTQ community. Call me." Yet regardless of her disavowal of that policy change, Jenner, a lifelong Republican, stood by her decision to vote for Trump as recently as this week, saying, "As far as LGBT issues, yes, he's made some mistakes. I don't support him in everything that he does. But we needed to shake the system up." So, when asked at the 92nd Street Y whether working inside the government could mean working within the Trump administration instead of running for separate office, Jenner reportedly called the question legitimate.

Yet Jenner does see one possible barrier to her potential political aspirations. "I've got way too many skeletons in my closet," she says. Of course, even a closet teeming with skeletons doesn't seem to be the political bugbear it once was.